Second this. Internationals might think this sounds like some case of german quality engineering. Not. "All encrption done by the providers." says it all. It's a farce.
And I have to agree to some people in this thread, that germany IT engineering lacks behind a lot. Either our tech education is as bad as I think it is, or I don't know what. But this whole de-mail thing started as an initiative by the postal service to develop a "e-post-brief" aiming to be an official/secure/non-deniable electronic postal service. Which is ridiculous.
I think the technical right thing to do (safe, anonymous communication) is just not what any state would want. It doesn't help consumerism and it doesn't protect the ruling social norms so why would a state fund it?
And I have to agree to some people in this thread, that germany IT engineering lacks behind a lot. Either our tech education is as bad as I think it is, or I don't know what. But this whole de-mail thing started as an initiative by the postal service to develop a "e-post-brief" aiming to be an official/secure/non-deniable electronic postal service. Which is ridiculous.
I think the technical right thing to do (safe, anonymous communication) is just not what any state would want. It doesn't help consumerism and it doesn't protect the ruling social norms so why would a state fund it?